How the Project Hail Mary directors brought science to the big screen
Project Hail Mary directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord talk about astrobiology, optimistic science fiction, heist films and handsome scientists
How your kidneys actually work — and what happens when they fail
Your kidneys silently filter 150 quarts of blood every single day — but what happens when they stop working?
Ryan Gosling says Project Hail Mary is ‘a reminder of what we’re capable of’
Ryan Gosling plays a science teacher turned (reluctant) astronaut in the upcoming film adaptation of Project Hail Mary, a science fiction novel by author Andy Weir
How does type 1 diabetes actually work?
What happens when your body suddenly stops making the one hormone that keeps your blood sugar in check?
Tired of an Old-Fashioned Yule Log Video? Try These Scientific Alternatives Instead
Happy holidays from all of us at Scientific American
The Protectors: Inside the Desperate Rush to Save an Orca Community
As endangered southern resident killer whales fight for survival, federal funding cuts threaten the scientists working to save them.
Cell Transplant Therapy Offers New Hope for Type 1 Diabetes
Scientists have successfully transplanted gene-edited insulin-producing cells into a man with type 1 diabetes—allowing him to make some of his own insulin without immunosuppressants.
Why Leftover Pizza Might Actually Be Healthier
Researchers have discovered that cooling starchy foods—from pizza to rice—creates “resistant starch,” a carb that behaves like fiber and alters your blood sugar response
What Blind Cave Fish and Venomous Snails Can Teach Us about Diabetes
Studies of insulin, blood sugar and diabetes in other animals such as fish and dogs have already saved millions of lives and could lead to new treatments for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Nanocosmos Shows Nature’s Invisible Art
Artist Michael Benson reveals the hidden beauty of snowflakes, radiolarians and lunar rocks through stunning electron microscope images in his new book, Nanocosmos.
The Global Burden of Type 1 Diabetes Is Not Shared Equally
People with this autoimmune disease face much shorter life expectancies in lower-income nations.
The COVID Pandemic May Have Aged Your Brain—Even If You Never Got Sick
Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging.